When you think about reading Advent passages of Scripture, turning to 2 Samuel probably doesn’t come to mind.
To effect a meaningful change in his time, John did not need to resort to violence or consider the end as a justification for the means.
Last week I sat with a couple who were looking for answers within their marriage. A recent family trauma had led them into my office.
Peace has been a bit of a hard thing to come by for many of us in 2020, hasn’t it?
Luke 1:46-55 is the Magnificat: the political, religious, and social manifesto that Mary, miraculously pregnant with the Son of God, declares.
While serving as a seminary professor in the city of Fresno, I endured the intense, arid heat of central California’s summer months.
When it comes to the Christmas story, there are also themes that we may not initially notice. I call it the dark side of Christmas.
At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus recited the prophet Isaiah in the synagogue to proclaim his mission on earth.